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The Contents for February, 1923 



Things and Thoughts of the Garden 



William N. Craig 31 



Hardy Roses for the Garden 



Alex Cununings, Jr. 33 



What is a Flower? WiUard N. Clule 34 



My Dream Garden Florwn Amalor 35 



X Nymphaea "Mrs. G. H. Pring" 36 



Anthericum Richard Rothe 37 



Frozen Plants 37 



The Bog Garden Arthur Smith 38 



Japanese Barberry 39 



In the Garden and in the Greenhouse 



George F. Steivarl 



Relations Between Gardeners on Large Estates 

 and Nurserymen Robert Cameron 



Foreign Exchange Department 



Book Reviews 



Brief Horticultural Jottings 



National Association of Gardeners 



Local Societies 



The Felling of a Giant Redwood 



Kenneth Craig 



Gumming of Fruit Trees 



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